Counseling Services has cultivated an interactive resource collection for the use of our students, faculty and staff. The Resource Library includes more than 60 titles (books, workbooks, and materials) on mental health and wellness topics that can be checked-out for use during the academic year. The space also offers a quite retreat in which you can discover mindfulness and stress relief tools and strategies.
The Mental Health Resource Library is located in Cedar Hall South, Suite 102 (next to the Counseling Services office) and is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. For more information on resources available, contact Counseling Services at 980-598-1710 or by email.
ThrivingCampus is an online referral platform to help connect students to mental health care providers and specialists in their campus and home communities. We have partnered with ThrivingCampus to make it easier for our JWU communtiy to connect with off-campus providers. Students can:
ThrivingCampus is a resource dedicated to building a community committed to improving student access to mental health care.
Links are provided as a supportive resource to JWU students as well as other visitors. The views and opinions expressed are those of the various entities and are not necessarily those of JWU Health & Counseling Services; as such, Health & Counseling Services assumes no responsibility for the content of these websites.
Internet-related information is not intended as a substitute for face-to-face counseling work.
Go Ask Alice (Columbia University)
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Attention-Deficit Disorder Association
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
National Eating Disorders Association
Human Rights Campaign
PFLAG
Trevor Project
Transcend Charlotte
Time Out Youth
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Alcoholics Anonymous
NarcoticsAnonymous
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
Central Division
Non-emergency: 704-336-7600
Emergency: 911 (9-911 from on-campus phone)
Carolinas Medical Center
1000 Blythe Boulevard
704-355-2000
Presbyterian Hospital
200 Hawthorne Lane
704-384-4000
Behavioral Health
CMC-Randolph, 501 Billingsley Road
704-444-2400
Anuvia Prevention and Recovery
Samuel Billings Center, 429 Billingsley Road
Non-emergency: 704-445-6900
Emergency: 704-358-2800
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
Kuralt Center, 301 Billingsley Road
704-336-3000
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673 (24 hours)
Suicide Hotline
704-358-2800 (24 hours)
Domestic Violence Crisis
1-800-799-7233 (24 hours)
SAMHSA-Alcoholics Anonymous
1-800-622-HELP (4357) (24 hours)
SAMHSA-Narcotics Anonymous
1-800-622-HELP (4357) (24 hours)
Planned Parenthood
704-536-7233
Mecklenburg County Health Department
704-336-6500
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities, including mental disorders. Johnson & Wales University works with students to provide accommodations appropriate to their documented disability when they choose to disclose it.
Counseling Services does not diagnose disorders for the purpose of academic accommodations; documentation must originate from an appropriate professional provider not related to Johnson & Wales University.
If you are considering seeking accommodations, contact the Center for Academic Support. Advisors will assist you with the documentation process and provide you with ongoing support.